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19 May 2025

Community Action in SFUSD Layoffs Prevails

Last week, SFUSD’s LGBTQ+ Student Services program was on the verge of elimination. First of its kind, it was in jeopardy because R35 LGBTQ+ School Climate Coordinator Kena Hazelwood’s position was tentatively terminated. Hazelwood (ey/em) was among the 34 counselors and 117 paraeducators within the San Francisco Unified School District

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15 May 2025

Using Mushrooms to Clean Hunters Point?

Bayview-Hunters Point were targets of radioactive pollution and the US Navy still hasn’t cleaned their mess up. Could mushrooms and fungi help? Why It’s STILL Toxic Bayview-Hunters Point is, first and foremost, a strong community built brick by brick by people who are often overlooked or mischaracterized. Some of the

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15 May 2025

A Celebration of Sight: Tracy Piper’s Vibrant Eye Portraits

Tracy Piper’s SEEN: Volume 4 exhibition at Voss Gallery features 50 new vibrantly colored portraits of eyes, showcasing each subject’s unique personality and celebrating their individuality.

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15 May 2025

San Francisco’s Artists Struggle on, Despite a City Failing in Support

What Happens When a City Stops Holding Space for Its Artists? Many artists and arts organizations across the Bay are still reeling from the sudden cessation of NEA grants mid-project last week. But the story of artists struggling to stay afloat isn’t new to multidisciplinary artist, producer, filmmaker, and dancer

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15 May 2025

LINES Ballet Spring Season Explores Themes of Dissolution and Transformation

Alonzo King LINES Ballet opened its spring season on May 10 with a powerful double bill. The evening featured the world premiere of The Beauty of Dissolving Portraits, a mesmerizing new work created in collaboration with Oakland-born jazz virtuoso Ambrose Akinmusire. It was paired with a revival of King’s 2009

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14 May 2025

Newsom Proposes to Freeze Medi-Cal Enrollment for Undocumented Immigrants

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for low-income immigrants without legal status and charge premiums, which could save the state more than $5 billion.

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14 May 2025

Meet San Francisco’s ‘Rave Doctor’

Dr. Veronica Jow, a San Francisco-based sports medicine physician and rave doctor, offers preventative training and injury recovery services for dancers at Avid Sports Medicine, helping you get back on the dance floor in no time.

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13 May 2025

Best Bay Area Events 5/13-6/2

Nothing Like Itby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor I can’t wait to see the costumes at both Giants Dog Days and Bay to Breakers this weekend! And in other Giants news this week, An Evening with Kruk & Kuip and an attempt at breaking a world record with Hunter Pence. Number

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